Rebirth of Siheyuan: Starting from escaping famine in 42

Huang Chunli walked to the door, looked at the stranger in the distance, and asked, "Who are you?"

Matchmaker Wang saw two people coming out of the house, one was a woman who looked similar to her, and the other was younger. She must be the Qin Huairu that Li Qingfeng mentioned. She looked Qin Huairu up and down and thought she had a good figure and was a woman who could give birth to a child.

Smiling, she greeted the two of them, "Big sister! I'm Wang the matchmaker from the city. I'm asking Li Qingfeng to help his brother find a husband for your daughter."

"Who?" Huang Lirong heard the name Li Qingfeng sound familiar, but couldn't remember who it was, so she asked, "Li Qingfeng?"

It was only after Qin Huairu told her mother who Li Qingfeng was that Huang Chunli remembered that he was Li Qingfeng who came to the village to exchange food. He was a good man and had traded the life-saving food for the entire village.

"Come in and have a drink of water first." Huang Chunli welcomed Wang the matchmaker into the house and shouted to Qin Dajun who was still in the yard, "Dajun, go to your grandfather Mancang's house and call your father back."

"I understand, Mom." When Qin Dajun heard his mother's words, he hurried out of the yard and went to find his father.

Huang Chunli poured a glass of water for Matchmaker Wang and asked, "Matchmaker Wang, you just mentioned Li Qingfeng. Is he the one who wants to go on a blind date?"

Matchmaker Wang took a sip of water, and after hearing what Huang Chunli said, she shook her head and said, "It's not him. Li Qingfeng has been married for three or four years and has three children."

"I'm here this time to ask Li Qingfeng to arrange a marriage for his brother and Qin Huairu." After saying this, he glanced at Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu felt a little disappointed when she heard that Brother Qingfeng had already been married, but when she heard the last words, she suddenly felt happy. She had always been looking forward to marrying into the city, and now she had the chance.

After a while, Qin Desheng led Qin Dajun into the house and said with a smile: "What is this? My son didn't tell me clearly what it was just now?"

Without waiting for Wang the Matchmaker to reply, Huang Chunli said, "Dad, this is Wang the Matchmaker. I'm here to propose marriage to our Huairu. You know the man."

Qin Desheng asked in confusion: "Who is it?"

Huang Chunli said: "Li Qingfeng's younger brother is called..."

She didn't know what Li Qingfeng's brother's name was, so she turned to look at Matchmaker Wang.

Matchmaker Wang smiled and said, "Brother, Qingfeng, his younger brother is Li Qingshan."

Qin Desheng shook his head, puffed on his pipe, and said, "I have met Li Qingfeng, but I have never met his brother."

Matchmaker Wang smiled and said, "Let me tell you about Li Qingshan and his family."

Seeing Qin Desheng nodded, he continued, "Li Qingshan is now a soldier in the army, a squad leader, and he is 19 years old this year."

"His father is Li Chengman, he is also a soldier, a battalion commander, in the same team as Li Qingshan."

"His brother Li Qingfeng is now a policeman. He has been married for three or four years and has three children."

"They both have their own house, with its own entrance and yard."

"As for Li Qingshan, he and his father are back from visiting relatives. We want to use this time to arrange a marriage, and it would be best if the marriage is done right away."

"Li Qingfeng recommended Qin Huairu to his brother, and that's why I came here."

"Li Qingshan will pay ten dollars for the bride price, plus fifty kilograms of fine grains or one hundred kilograms of coarse grains."

"I'm done. Do you have any questions?"

After saying this, he drank the water in the bowl in one gulp, and his mouth was dry from talking all this time.

After listening to Wang the matchmaker's words, Qin Dezhu felt very good about Li Qingshan's conditions, but Li Qingshan had to return to the army after visiting his relatives. What would Huairu do then? So he looked at Qin Huairu and asked her, "Huairu, what do you mean?"

Qin Huairu felt very good about Li Qingshan's conditions, and she also agreed with his return to the army. At worst, she could just wait for him to come back at home, and she would wait forever.

When she heard his father ask her, she quickly looked up and replied softly: "Dad, I listen to you."

Qin Desheng nodded to show that he understood. He took two deep puffs of his cigarette and calculated the pros and cons in his mind. Not long after, he said to Matchmaker Wang: "Matchmaker Wang, I agree on behalf of my Huairu."

"When do you think we should let the two meet? Should we let Huairu go to the city, or let Li Qingshan come to Qianjia Village?"

When matchmaker Wang heard this, she knew that the matter was settled, and she said happily, "Brother, it would be better if you take Huairu into the city to see Li Qingshan's yard, otherwise you will think I am lying to you, don't you think?"

Qin Dezhu nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll go into the city early tomorrow morning."

"Well, we have a deal. I'll wait for you at the station at nine o'clock tomorrow." Matchmaker Wang said with a smile, "Then I'll go back first, or I'll miss the bus."

"Yes." Qin Dezhuo's family sent Matchmaker Wang to the village entrance, watched Matchmaker Wang get on the ox cart, and only returned home after she walked away.

When they got home, Qin Dezhu looked at Qin Huairu and asked her softly, "Huairu, I didn't have the courage to ask you because Wang the matchmaker was here just now. Now tell me what you think."

Huang Lichun and Qin Dajun also looked at their daughter, their sister, with confusion.

Qin Huairu heard this and said softly, "Dad, Mom, I have wanted to marry into the city for a long time."

“Now I have such a good opportunity, I want to seize it.”

Qin Dezhu lit his pipe, thought for a moment, and said, "Huai Ru, I think Li Qingfeng is a good person, and his brother's character should be similar."

"It's just that Li Qingshan will have to return to the army as soon as his home visit leave is over."

"Huai Ru, the war is still going on. What would you do if Li Qingshan can't come back?"

Qin Huairu looked at her father, mother, and her younger brother Qin Dajun, and said to them seriously: "Dad, Mom, even if Li Qingshan can't come back, I will accept it."

"Didn't Matchmaker Wang say that? Li Qingshan and his father are in the same team. With his father looking after him, I believe he will be fine."

Qin Dezhu looked at Qin Huairu and asked her again: "Huairu, have you really thought it through? Do you regret it?"

Qin Huairu nodded and replied seriously in an affirmative tone: "Dad, I have thought about it and I don't regret it."

"Okay, I'll take you into the city tomorrow morning." Qin Dezhu said, holding his pipe, and slowly walked out of the house.

Huang Chunli said at this time: "It would be great if Li Qingfeng was not married! Then we can also..."

Qin Huairu interrupted her mother before she finished speaking and said, "Mom, please stop talking. If I really marry Li Qingshan, what will happen if others hear what you said?"

Huang Chunli also knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she stood up and said, "I'll go cook, Dajun, come and help me light the fire."

"Oh, I see, mother." Qin Dajun watched his mother leave and said to Qin Huairu, "Sister, will you come back after you get married?"

Qin Huairu's eyes turned red when she heard this, and she said softly, "Dajun, I will come home often to see you and your parents."

"That's a sure thing." After getting his sister's approval, Qin Dajun smiled and ran out to help his mother light the fire.

Qin Huairu looked at her brother running away and was unable to recover for a long time. She didn't know if what she did was right or not, and she hoped that she was right.